Python Ireland Dec Talks - Windows Azure -- The Nuts and Bolts
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The document outlines Microsoft's commitment to openness in cloud computing, focusing on the Azure platform and its various components, including SQL Azure, AppFabric, and interoperability with other technologies. It highlights the growing impact of open source on Windows, with many open source applications and projects available for various Microsoft products. Additionally, it discusses Microsoft BizSpark, a program designed to support early-stage startups in software development.
Python Ireland Dec Talks - Windows Azure -- The Nuts and Bolts
- 1. “Microsoft Openness”“Windows Azure – The Nuts & Bolts”Liam CroninCommercial Software Initiative LeadStephen FitzmauriceMSN
- 3. We play well with others
- 4. We listen to customers
- 5. We are open in the cloud.“Nuts & Bolts”Terminology
- 6. Workflow Patterns, Platform Overview & Components
- 7. App Fabric
- 8. SQL Azure
- 11. Scaling & Virtual Machines (VMs)
- 14. Data Centre
- 15. Q&AThe Openness SpectrumWho “owns” the word “Open”Google earns the bulk of openness mentions(Note: Google is not seen as the most “open” company)The media tends to classify companies based on where they fall on an openness spectrum
- 16. Openness is equally important as product attributes in driving trust in the cloud≠ Microsoft
- 17. Openness Messages…We play well with othersWe listen to customersWe are open in the CloudStandards,Open SourceMicrosoft + other technologiesLanguages, DataInfrastructure
- 18. Growth of the Open Source Ecosystem on Windows…350,000 open source applications running on Windows today (up from 80,000 last year)*Open Source contribution (i.e. Hyper-V Linux Integration Components, Microsoft Live Services Plug-in for Moodle, Live Search Add-in for Mozilla Firefox)Growing number of commercial open source companies offering their customers open source solutions on Microsoft platforms (i.e., Zend, SugarCRM, Bitrix)On Codeplex.com alone, there are more than:8000 open source Projects or plug-ins for MS server products
- 19. 3000 open source Projects or plug-ins for Windows
- 20. 1533 open source Projects or plug-ins for SQL
- 21. 1400 open source Projects or plug-ins for SharePoint
- 22. 600 open source Projects or plug-ins for Dynamics
- 23. 500 open source Projects of plug-ins for OfficeOpen Source Technology Center: 400+ servers, over 340+ Linux Distributions for testing interoperability OSS and Windows Technologies
- 24. AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group)AIIM (Association for Information and Image Management)ANSI (American National Standards Institute)ATIS (Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions)ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee)CalConnect (The Calendaring & Scheduling Consortium)CCSA (China Communications Standards Association)CIPA (Camera Imaging Products Association)DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System Consortium)DDEX (Digital Data Exchange)DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance)DMFT (Distributed Management Task Force)DSLF (DSL Forum)DTLA (Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator)DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting)DVD ForumECMA InternationalETSI (European Telecommunications Standardization Institute)The Green GridGSMA (the GSM Association)HGI (Home Gateway Initiative)HL7 (Health Level Seven)HR-XML ConsortiumICTSB (ICT Standards Board)IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force)INCITS (InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards)Inria CAML ConsortiumISAN (International Standard Audiovisual Number)ISO/IEC JTC 1 (International Organisation for Standardisation / International Electrotechnical Commission Joint Technical Committee)ISOC (Internet Society)ITU-T (International Telecommunications Union)MDTVA (Mobile DTV Alliance)NABA (North American Broadcasters Association)NFC (Near Field Communication Forum)OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards)OMA (Open Mobile Alliance)OSTA (Optical Storage Technology Association)PS/SC WorkgroupPCI-SIG (PCI Special Interest Group)PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association)Project InkwellPTSC (Packet Technologies and Systems Committee)PWG (The Printer Working Group)RosettaNetSDA (SD Card Association)SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers)SNIA (Storage Networking Industry Association)TCG (Trusted Computing Group)TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association)UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Forum)UPnP (Universal Plug and Play Forum)USB-IF (USB Implementers Forum)W3C (World Wide Web Consortium)Wi-Fi AllianceWiMAX ForumWiMedia AllianceWS-I (Web Services Interoperability Organization)
- 25. Openness & the Cloud…AtomPubSOAPWS-EventingWS-TrustRSSAzure™ PlatformRESTSAMLOpenIDHTTPWS-Man
- 26. “The Nuts & Bolts”
- 28. We play well with others
- 29. We listen to customers
- 30. We are open in the cloud
- 32. Workflow Patterns, Platform Overview & Components
- 33. App Fabric
- 34. SQL Azure
- 37. Scaling & Virtual Machines (VMs)
- 40. Data Centre
- 42. Edge Computing
- 43. Interoperability
- 44. On-premise versus In The Cloud
- 45. Scalability
- 47. Software as a Service (SaaS)
- 48. Platform as a Service (Pass)
- 49. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
- 50. Virtualisation
- 52. Hyper-V
- 53. Windows Azure
- 54. Windows Server 2008 R2Workflow Patterns…On & Off workloads (e.g. batch job)
- 55. Over provisioned capacity is wasted
- 56. Time to market can be cumbersomeHigh used services need to grow/scaleMatching growth is a big IT challengeComplex lead time for developmentUnexpected/unplanned peak in demandSudden spike impacts performanceCan’t over provision in extreme casesServices with predicable seasonal trendsPeaks due to periodic increased demandIT complexity and wasted capacity
- 57. Everything as a Service…Platform As a ServiceSoftware As a ServiceProvides APIs
- 59. Provider manages VMs and patches
- 60. Requires a migration of apps
- 61. Great opportunity for scalability
- 62. Uses Virtual Machines (VMs)
- 63. Consumer manages, patches and monitors machines
- 64. Good for Legacy Apps
- 65. Not great for scalability
- 66. Web Front End to Software
- 67. Multi-Tenant
- 68. Logical Separation of data
- 70. CommodityInfrastructure As a ServiceIT-ProsDevsEnd-Users
- 71. Everything as a Service…Platform As a ServiceSoftware As a ServiceXbox LiveInfrastructure As a ServiceWindows AzureOffice 365SharePointIT-ProsDevsEnd-Users
- 72. “The Nuts & Bolts”Platform Overview
- 73. Azure Platform Overview…What are the high-level components involved?
- 75. Windows Azure
- 76. SQL Azure
- 78. On-Premise Applications & Operating Systems (OSs)Azure Platform Overview…SQL AzureCloud AppsWindows AzureAppFabricOn-Premise AppsOther OSs
- 79. “The Nuts & Bolts”Platform Components
- 80. Azure Platform Components…AppCDNComputeStorageAzure Fabric...
- 81. Azure Platform Components…ComputeWho is involved in the computation? Web Roles; Worker RolesScalability (Multiple Instances)
- 82. Develop with Microsoft and non-Microsoft tools: ASP.NET, WCF, other .NET tools, Java, Python, Ruby, etc.Azure Platform Components…StorageWhat does Azure utilise for storing raw data and for communication between its roles?BlobsTablesQueues (for messaging)Azure Drive
- 83. Azure Platform Components…Azure FabricWho is behind all the underlying management & infrastructure within the Date Centre (DC)?Compute & Storage Fabric AgentsFabric Controller
- 84. Azure Platform Components…Content Delivery Network (CDN)Edge StorageAppCDNComputeStorageFabric...
- 85. “The Nuts & Bolts”AppFabric
- 86. Azure AppFabric…Service BusServiceService BusServiceApplicationApplicationServiceAccessControlAccess Control ServiceSDS Authority
- 87. “The Nuts & Bolts”SQL Azure
- 88. SQL Azure…Core RDBMS as a Service
- 89. Will develop over time
- 90. What is the difference between ‘Azure’ and ‘SQL Azure’?
- 92. Accessed by Tabular Data Stream (TDS)
- 93. Multiple DBs“The Nuts & Bolts”Scaling & Virtual Machines
- 94. Scaling & Virtual Machines…How do I scale?Scaling & Virtual Machines…What is a Virtual Machine (VM)?“The Nuts & Bolts”SDK & Environments
- 95. SDK & Environments…Azure Software Development Kit (SDK)
- 96. Local & Cloud Environments2010
- 97. “The Nuts & Bolts”Real-life Example
- 100. Real-life Example….(Irish Music Rights Org)Claiming Unmatched (Musical) Performances
- 102. Real-life Example…
- 103. Microsoft in the CloudThe Dublin Data Centre
- 104. The Dublin Data Centre…
- 105. Wrap-Up & BizSpark™
- 106. Microsoft BizSpark™Microsoft BizSpark™is a global program designed to help accelerate the success of early stage startups, providing: SoftwareDevelopment tools and production licenses
- 107. No upfront costsSupportCommunity support from over 300 network and hosting partners
- 108. Professional technical support from Microsoft VisibilityProfile and promotion on the BizSparkDB SoftwareVisibilitySupport
- 109. Microsoft BizSpark™Entry CriteriaActively engaged in development of a software-based product or service
- 110. Privately held
- 111. In business for less than 3 years
- 112. Less than US $1 million in annual revenue There are no initial costs to join
- 113. Microsoft BizSpark™Network Partners in Ireland/Northern IrelandNovaUCD
- 114. Wrap-Up…Microsoft Openness“We play well with others”
- 115. “We listen to others”
- 116. “We are open in the cloud”Q&Aliamcr@microsoft.comstephen.fitzmaurice@microsoft.com
- 117. Appendix
- 118. Want to learn more about Azure?http://channel9.msdn.com/Learn/Courses/Azure/http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/http://www.codeplex.com/
- 119. Want to learn more about BizSpark™?http://www.bizspark.ie/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/subscriptions/ee461076.apsx